Green Party Calls Dems' Surrender to Fossil Fuel Lobby a Global Disaster
The Green Party of the United States today slammed President Biden and Congressional Democrats for apparently agreeing to slash funding for fighting climate change in their “Build Back Better Plan” to $30 billion a year. That figure amounts to 1/25 of the budget for the U.S. military, the world’s biggest consumer of oil.
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As Election Day draws near, Green Party candidates push for equal pay, universal basic income, and fair taxation to jumpstart the economy
Greens point to bipartisan withdrawal of economic support measures even as the pandemic continues, endangering the health and well-being of millions
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Green Party National Black Caucus on The United States’ Haitian Humanitarian Crisis
There can be no denying that the recent releases of videos showing Haitian refugees appearing to be whipped and corralled by white men on horses at the US border are reminiscent of slavery days and slave tracking and bear the same shameful scar of racism and intolerance in the United States of America.
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Statement on the U.S. Occupation of Afghanistan - Green Party of the United States
The Green Party of the United States deplores the waste of lives and treasure involved in America’s longest overseas war. Nearly 200,000 Afghans dead, almost 2,500 U.S. servicemen and women killed, trillions of dollars in American taxpayers’ money and twenty years of lost opportunities for building a more equitable and just society at home – all for nothing. Predictably, the mainstream media is having a field day with the tragic events unfolding in Afghanistan over the past week, but there’s one fact you’ll never, ever hear from them. The Green Party of the United States, back in 2001, got it right: we said no to war.
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Statement on the Collapse of Government of Afghanistan — Green Party Peace Action Committee (GPAX)
The sudden, calamitous collapse of the US-empowered government of Afghanistan is the consequence of twenty years of dishonest and incompetent foreign policy. The blame for this disastrous era lies squarely with the Washington foreign policy establishment, also known as the military-industrial complex. This powerful alliance of defense contractors, government officials, academics, and media organizations has advocated bellicose policies and military adventurism that have spread ruin and chaos in nations across the globe. The failure in Afghanistan is only the latest and most stunning proof of the malignant and incompetent character of this pro-war establishment.
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Green Party Calls on Senator Schumer to Dramatically Increase Economic Stimulus Above $3.5 Trillion
IPCC Predicts World Will Pass 1.5 Degrees Tipping Point by mid-2030s
Following the release of the new IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) report, the EcoAction Committee of the Green Party of the United States called upon Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer to dramatically increase funding above his proposed $3.5 trillion budget resolution. The social spending package is expected to be voted upon later this week, after the bipartisan infrastructure package is approved.
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“#NoNewJails — Nationwide!” Say Greens
Green Party of the United States Endorses #NoNewJails, Calls on All State Parties and Candidates to Support Local Campaigns
WASHINGTON — The Green Party of the United States National Committee has voted overwhelmingly to endorse the “#NoNewJails” movement and support campaigns for prison abolition as a means to end mass incarceration.
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As Extreme Weather Rages Globally, Climate Groups Demand Biden and Congressional Democrats Fund a Robust, Ecosocialist Green New Deal
WASHINGTON — As extreme weather intensifies across the planet, more than 110 green, community, labor and faith groups released a letter today urging President Biden and Congressional Democrat leaders to fund a 10-year, $42 trillion ecosocialist Green New Deal far larger than the $3.5 trillion stimulus package target announced last week by Senator Schumer.
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MEDIA ADVISORY - 2021 Green Party Annual National Meeting
Green Party of the United States to Hold Annual National Meeting Online, July 15-18 2021
Schedule of Events for Media Available Now
The Green Party’s 2021 Annual National Meeting (ANM) will occur online to respect public health recommendations regarding non-essential travel and large gatherings in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Demanding Action on Reparations, Greens Release National Petition Pressuring Passage of HR 40
WASHINGTON — In anticipation of Independence Day, the Green Party of the United States has released a national petition demanding Congress and President Biden pass HR 40 to study and develop reparations proposals for Americans whose ancestors were enslaved in the United States.
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